Season premiere of 'Top Chef: Las Vegas' is a Wednesday TV pick

'Top Chef: Las Vegas'

It's Season 6, and Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio and 17 new "cheftestants" are poised to take Sin City by storm. The things I enjoy most about this slice of foodie goodness are the crazy challenges ... all right, and the drama between contestants, and ... well ... everything. Fire up the stoves and sharpen your knives. 9 tonight, Bravo (Note: The finale of the summer sister series "Top Chef Masters" airs immediately following at 10 p.m. (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff

Also on today

"MLB Baseball," 4 p.m. (FSN): Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers (Live).

"Time Team Special Edition," 8 p.m. (KCTS): An expedition to Jamestown includes tracing the names and life stories of early American pioneers; secrets beneath English residences.

"Leverage," 9 p.m. (TNT): The team tries to infiltrate a corporation responsible for putting tainted food on the market.

"Raising Arizona" (1987), 9 p.m. (IFC): A loser and his wife kidnap a quintuplet from an unfinished-furniture store magnate.

"Ghost Hunters," 9 p.m. (Syfy): An invisible force attacks Jason during a private home investigation in Massachusetts.

"Dinner: Impossible," 10 p.m. (Food): Robert visits Dylan's Candy Bar, the world's largest candy store, to prepare a party for 250 guests using candy in every dish.

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